""We knew it was Love Canal, that chemicals were here," she said. But when she bought the house, she said she was swayed by assurances that the waste was contained and the area was safe."

Sure, why would a real estate agent lie to you about something like that? They're so trustworthy!

I don't mind real estate agents, but it seems like anyone I know who becomes a real estate agent does nothing but talk business. It would be like listening to me blather on about computers all day, and I can!

I have an uncle that lived in Love Canal in the 70's. He said that the chemicals that used to leech into their basement has a glowing, red color. It's too bad the decontamination of the land didn't work.

I hope everyone enjoys their Carbon Taxes from globalists. It'll be nice to know that these kind of companies will be able to pollute without any fear of retribution so long as they hoarde enough credits.

flynn80:I hope everyone enjoys their Carbon Taxes from globalists. It'll be nice to know that these kind of companies will be able to pollute without any fear of retribution so long as they hoarde enough credits.

The drilling companies are already exempt from clean air and water regulations.

AngryDragon:Who are the idiots who bought homes here? This was a well-known catastrophe. Perhaps we can relocate them to Centralia, PA? Chernobyl? Fukushima?

I see your point, but there's the small matter of everyone claiming that the site had been cleaned up (it was in fact a superfund site). Occidential Petroleum and the state government both signed off on the site and said it was clean.

HotIgneous Intruder:neversubmit: I'm a very negative person so I would never be swayed, what about you?

I can't answer my own question.

How about FARK NO?Works for me.

Still we have to wonder what did the American people get for their money?

FTFA: Although complete streets were permanently bulldozed around Love Canal, those immediately north and west of the landfill were refurbished following a $230 million cleanup that involved capping the canal with clay, a plastic liner and topsoil.

neversubmit:HotIgneous Intruder: neversubmit: I'm a very negative person so I would never be swayed, what about you?

I can't answer my own question.

How about FARK NO?Works for me.

Still we have to wonder what did the American people get for their money?

FTFA: Although complete streets were permanently bulldozed around Love Canal, those immediately north and west of the landfill were refurbished following a $230 million cleanup that involved capping the canal with clay, a plastic liner and topsoil.

ikanreed:But trust the anti-regulation crowd now. There's no way any environmental problem could get out of our control.

Have you seen the sorry state of regulations currently? Most environmental lawyers that sue over permits only improve the permitting process for the companies. Sites still get built after years of legal wrangling, as long as the investors don't pull out of course.

And then when they exceed permit allowances (say for waste water or air pollution), It's a slap on the wrist, and then they continue to operate as they were, until they get caught again.

But hey, at least this isn't Naples, where the Mafia spread toxic waste over everything pretty much.

Tyrosine:AngryDragon: Who are the idiots who bought homes here? This was a well-known catastrophe. Perhaps we can relocate them to Centralia, PA? Chernobyl? Fukushima?

I see your point, but there's the small matter of everyone claiming that the site had been cleaned up (it was in fact a superfund site). Occidential Petroleum and the state government both signed off on the site and said it was clean.

You seriously think that the home purchase contract didn't mention a word about this, erm, issue?

neversubmit:FTFA: Although complete streets were permanently bulldozed around Love Canal, those immediately north and west of the landfill were refurbished following a $230 million cleanup that involved capping the canal with clay, a plastic liner and topsoil.

That falls firmly into too good to be true territory. Additionally, if they are getting poisoned coupled with miscarriages, $40k is a heck of a lot easier to walk away from than the typical 150-250k house. That is basically trailer court pricing.

HotIgneous Intruder:Tyrosine: AngryDragon: Who are the idiots who bought homes here? This was a well-known catastrophe. Perhaps we can relocate them to Centralia, PA? Chernobyl? Fukushima?

I see your point, but there's the small matter of everyone claiming that the site had been cleaned up (it was in fact a superfund site). Occidential Petroleum and the state government both signed off on the site and said it was clean.

You seriously think that the home purchase contract didn't mention a word about this, erm, issue?

In most places real estate transactions require complete disclosure and I'm assuming the vendor (Occidental Petroleum) disclosed the history, and even if they didn't Love Canal is a fairly well known story. Still, Occidental did assure purchasers that complete remediation had taken place (I believe the remediation was a condition of permitting the homes to be sold in the first place - these homes were some of the ones abandoned in the late 70's).

This is the sames as any brownfield development (just on a much larger scale): If you conduct site remediation and guarantee it to be free of known hazards you are liable if it's not. Assuming there is lingering chemical contamination (and the article presented no proof of such other than anecdotes) and that such contamination comes from the Love Canal (I suppose it's possible there are additional dump sites in the area unrelated to Hooker Chemical's disposal in the 40's), Occidental could be held liable.

MemeSlave:the site is owned by Occidental Petroleum, which is largely owned by Al Gore, Al Gore's dad owned some shares in Occidental Petroleum. Said shares were sold off after Gore Sr. died.incidentally, helped the US sell later sold the US DoD Elk Hills Oil Reserve to .... Occidental Petroleum when they made the best offer in a competitive bidding process, which occured long after the Gore family had divested itself of its shares.